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ANSWER – Glazed tiles normally don’t stain as they have a (glass like coating that is fired onto the surface of the clay body tile) surface that is impervious.  Unless when you say glazed you mean…

 1st ANSWER – Trying to fix the problem by injecting epoxy to fill voids in hollow sounding areas of the tile and to stabilize loose tiles is treating the symptom rather than fixing the problems.  I…

ANSWER – Travertine is normally resistant to water.  Although it can develop staining from being subjected to floods, but it can normally be cleaned.  Cementitious backer boards are resistant to water too.

ANSWER – Not all stone have the same physical properties, and they will behave differently under various conditions relative to their physical properties.  Even a stone with the same geological classification (such as travertine or…

ANSWER – It sounds like you are saying that your tiled shower that has leaked, which has resulted in collateral water damage, was installed with a gypsum green board and that it does not have…

ANSWER – I assume that the tile is installed on a concrete slab that is the bottom floor either on ground level or below ground level.  If water is coming up through the grout joints…

ANSWER – Sorry you having a problem with your limestone.  Limestone normally does well in shower areas.

 ANSWER – If there is a thick layer of concrete on top of the tile then you have to carefully chisel it off until there is only a cementitious film that remains.  This process could…

 ANSWER – It is possible to install your mosaic tiles on the retaining wall if it is properly prepared.

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